Thursday, November 13, 2014

September 1957

Tuesday. Two
P.M. Conducted Executive Board meeting for
Ruby. Made plans for feeding people at
District Meeting at our church. Took Maude
to High school to see Mr. Kelley about work.
K.M.’s birthday.

My uncle K. M. was 43 that year.

September 4

Wednesday. Grocery
shopped with Nora and Maude. Mr. Hall
started work on front porch. Maude
starts her job at High school.

As I recall, Aunt Maude worked in the high school cafeteria.

September 5 - 7 She wrote down the day of the week but made no comment.

September 8-16 [blank]

September 17

Tuesday. Saw our
doctor. I had dropped 10 gr sugar –
First in ten yrs. Otherwise a good
report.

September 18

Wednesday. Went to Springdale. Stopped in Alma for a little visit with Mrs.
Clarence Johnson.

September 19

Thursday. Spending a
few days looking at homes.

I'm not sure what was going on this month, but this about the time they were making the decision to move to Springdale to live near K. M. and JoEllen - two of their children. She must have been preoccupied with this decision. She would be leaving many friends and relatives and her church work behind - I wonder if she was concerned about my Granddad's health. I didn't realize this at the time, after all I was teen-ager totally occupied with "self", but I suspect this decision and move was very difficult for my grandmother.

September 20-21

September 22

Sunday. Went to
church with JoEllen. Bill Cloud preached
a good sermon on “Tomorrow”

September 23

Monday. Bought
property in Springdale. Came home and
found back yard in mess. Pecan tree
damaged by storm. Got permanent at
Rita’s.

That would be house on Pleasant Street in Springdale.

September 24

Tuesday. Came home
from Springdale but not in time to help with CMF. Found pecan limbs all over the place.

September 25

September 26

Thursday. Put in the
day cooking and getting ready to serve banquet to B & PW (Business & Professional Women) Bosses night. Letter from Mr. Makepeace.

September 27

Friday. We went to
Fayetteville to take Makepeace papers to lawyer. Drove on to Springdale for a little while.

I have no clue - unless Mr. Makepeace was selling the house in Springdale to them.

September 28

Saturday. Nora,
Kenney and I took food and ate with Grandma and Maude.

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Mammaw's Diary

My grandmother kept a diary for a five-year window of her life. I am posting the contents here for my cousins and other family members, as well as those other persons mentioned in her entries. Notes in italics are my annotations. She names a number of friends and church members that I did not know.

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